• 実じつは — in fact
• 実際じっさい — in practice, actually
• 実験じっけん — experiment
• 実力じつりょく — ability, true strength
• 実用じつよう — practical use

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The radical 宀 (うかんむり) symbolizes a roof, suggesting shelter or containment. When combined with meanings like “fruit” or “truth,” the character 実 implies something maturing or becoming real within — like a seed developing under protection or the truth being revealed from within.

この話はなしは 実じつに面白おもしろいです。
This story is truly interesting.

木きに実みが成なりました。
The tree has borne fruit.